2022

Text: Cobb County weather forecast Sunday January 9 Cloudy with a high likelihood of showers and thunderstorms. High temperature of around 57 degrees

Climate and Weather January 8, 2022

Cobb weather January 9: Showers, thunderstorms likely

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, Cobb County is likely to experience showers, then thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Cloudy with a high near 57 degrees. 7-day…

Marietta January 8, 2022

Early morning pedestrian fatality in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a pedestrian was killed while walking in the travel lanes of I-75 North at the…

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Voting Rights January 8, 2022

How democracy gets eroded – lessons from a Nixon expert

By Ken Hughes, University of Virginia [This story first appeared in The Conversation — used with permission] Now that a full year has passed since the Jan. 6, 2021, assault…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care January 8, 2022

Georgia’s Board of Public Health to hold meeting virtually due to the COVID surge

Georgia’s Board of Public Health will hold its meeting virtually this Tuesday, due to the statewide surge in COVID-19. The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County January 8, 2022

Reminder: if you want to comment at Tuesday’s virtual Cobb BOC meeting, you need to register

There are 12 public comment spots for next Tuesday’s virtual Board of Commissioners meeting, January 11, 2022 at 9 a.m. The meeting will be teleconferenced under the terms of the…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta January 8, 2022

Marietta History Center announces Lemon Street Chronicles & MLK holiday celebration

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced a free presentation of the Lemon Street Chronicles, an oral history of the Lemon Street primary and high schools. Those were the segregated schools…

Criminal Justice System January 8, 2022

Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn retires after 15 years

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn will retire at the end of this month, after 15…

Tommy Allegood being sworn in for this term as mayor

Acworth January 8, 2022

Familiar faces sworn in at first Acworth Board of Aldermen meeting of year

By Arielle Robinson Acworth swore in the mayor, two aldermen and two municipal judges at the first Board of Aldermen meeting of the year at City Hall Thursday evening. In…

Text on sunny skies graphic: According to the National Weather Service, we'll have sunny skies in Cobb County Saturday, January 8, with a high near 49 degrees.

Climate and Weather January 7, 2022

Cobb weather January 8 UPDATED: Sunny skies

According to the National Weather Service, we’ll have sunny skies in Cobb County Saturday, January 8, with a high near 49 degrees. 7-day forecast The following is the NWS 7-day…

Health Care January 7, 2022

Cobb County to distribute more than 60,000 COVID self-test kits

A press release from Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt stated that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve the use of the remainder of the county’s…

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Education October 31, 2024

Cobb eighth grader expelled for warning friend of shooting threat

By Rebecca Gaunt Upon hearing that three Cobb schools were the target of a violent threat, a Campbell Middle School special education student accessed Google Chat in his first-period class…

Pedestrian Safety October 31, 2024

Dangerous conditions for pedestrians on South Cobb Drive at serious accident site

By Larry Felton Johnson According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson, the Cobb County Police Department’s STEP Unit is investigating an incident on South Cobb Drive, north…

Health Care October 31, 2024

Toddler’s Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jackie Fortiér October 30, 2024 This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer…

Elections October 31, 2024

Georgians voting absentee urged by election officials to drop ballots off at county drop boxes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 29, 2024 The political landscape has shifted greatly since the 2020 presidential election…

Holidays October 31, 2024

Making a Snickers bar is a complex science − a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween favorite

by Richard Hartel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s Halloween. You’ve just finished trick-or-treating and it’s time to assess the haul. You…

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